Releasable attachment for air bag deployment door

Details Releasable attachment for air bag deployment door Releasable attachment for air bag deployment door

1996-02-26

1998-09-29

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

24297, 280732, 4034081, B06R 2120

Patent

active

058136932

ABSTRACT:
An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (20) is attached to a vehicle part (22). The protection device (20) is deployable, upon inflation, through a deployment opening (24) in the vehicle part (22). A cover (60) closes the deployment opening (24) prior to deployment of the protection device (20). The cover (60) moves away from the vehicle part (22) upon deployment of the protection device (20). Attachment devices (82, 300) releasably attach the cover (60) to the vehicle part (22) and comprise a clip (120, 302) which is attachable to one of the cover and the vehicle part. The one of the cover (60) and the vehicle part (22) has a mounting opening (86, 322) and a recess (88, 324) adjacent the mounting opening. The clip (120, 302) includes a retaining portion (152, 364) biased to be received in the recess (88, 324) to inhibit removal of the clip, an opening (162, 380) for alignment with the mounting opening (86, 322), and a resiliently deflectable portion (164, 382). The attachment devices (82, 300) also include a stud (122, 304) which is non-pivotally fixed to the other of the vehicle part (22) and the cover (60). The stud (122, 304) is releasably connectable with the clip (120, 302) and includes a body (180, 400) which is extendable through the mounting opening (86, 322) in the one of the cover (60) and the vehicle part (22). The clip (120, 302) is movable relative to the mounting opening (86, 322) in the one of the cover (60) and the vehicle part (22) to compensate for relative misalignment among the opening (162, 380) in the clip, the mounting opening and the stud (122, 304) during attachment of the cover to the vehicle part.

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